 This past Saturday, my daughter and I made our maiden voyage to Roy's Redwood Preserve in Marin County. We took a 2.3-mile loop through the park through a variety of ecosystems.
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 The day after going to Coyote Hills with my family, I decided to head back to the marshes for a longer solo hike. I returned to Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge to explore a trail near the Visitor's Center that was new to me: the 5-mile loop along Newark Slough.
 On Saturday I took my young daughter on a very short hike from the Macdonald Gate, but I was itching for more. So on Sunday I returned to that staging area in Anthony Chabot for a much more ambitious solo hike. This ~9-mile lollipop hike went along the ridge top and then descended into Grass Valley for a nice loop. I really liked the variety on this hike!
 This weekend, I took my 3 year-old daughter to Anthony Chabot to check out a short hike that was big on sensory experiences.
 It has been a rough couple of weeks in the Bay Area. After a lightning storm on the evening of August 16, fires sparked up all around the Bay. Many state parks and regional parks were closed, either because the parks were actively burning or because the area remained under a red-flag warning. In the East Bay, only a handful of shoreline parks remained open. My brother was in town this past Saturday, and it is quite possible that this is the only time I will get to see any family at all this year. Although we had very limited options about what we could do and where we could go, I was glad that one of the parks that remained open was the lovely Hayward Regional Shoreline Park.
 Today I took a rejuvenating morning hike at Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park. I took a loop that was new to me, the 5.7-mile loop (with about 600' elevation gain) of East Ridge and Stream Trails. This loop combined a chaparral landscape along the ridge top with a riparian redwood forest in the valley below. And I was treated to a display of ladybugs!
 Today I took the 2.8 mile Stream View-Grey Fox loop through Bishop Ranch Regional Park. This short loop packs a lot of punch: it moves through riparian woodland, grassy oak-covered hills, and exposed ridge tops with excellent views of the mountains of the Tri-Valley.
 On our recent camping trip to Hendy Woods State Park, my family and I wrapped up our trip by taking a short 0.6-mile walk through the small grove of the impressive old-growth redwoods called Big Hendy. This was a return visit for me, and a first for both my husband and my daughter.
 This easy 0.5 mile hike from Wildcat Campground through the Little Hendy Grove at Hendy Woods State Park was a big hit with my little hiker!
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